Research interests: labor economics, political economy, applied microeconomics
Education
National University of Singapore (NUS), Double Degree Programme, 2019–2024
- B.Soc.Sci. in Economics (Honours, Highest Distinction)
- B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering (Honours, Highest Distinction)
- Honours thesis: “Using Large Language Models to Characterise Discrimination: Evidence from the Singapore Labour Market” (MTI Best Thesis Award)
Research Experience
Predoctoral Research Assistant, Department of Economics, NUS, Jun 2024 – Present
With Prof. Jessica Pan and Prof. Ruben Durante (part-time May 2023 – May 2024)
Research Assistant (part-time), Department of Economics, NUS, Aug 2022 – Jul 2023
With Prof. Jingfeng Lu
Research in Progress
Dodging Discriminators: Can Job Seekers Identify and Avoid Biased Firms?
with Siddharth George and Jessica Pan
Awards & Scholarships
- MTI–Economist Service Best Thesis Award, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore (2024)
- Undergraduate Student Teaching Excellence Award, NUS Department of Economics (2024)
- Dean’s Scholars List (Top 1%), NUS (2024)
- ASEAN Undergraduate Merit Scholarship, NUS (2019–2024)
Teaching
- Teaching Assistant, Asia and the Global Economy (Executive MBA, NUS Business School), AY2025/26 – AY2026/27
- Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I, NUS Economics (4 semesters)
Skills
Programming: Python, Stata, R, SQL, LaTeX, JavaScript, Git; AWS (Lambda, Step Functions, S3, Athena, EC2)
Languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay